Private bar, Salon d’Automne (1925)

Artist/Designer: Charlotte Perriand

Project Location: Paris, France

Figure 1: Bar, installed at Salon d'Automne, Charlotte Perriand, (Paris, France), 1927 ( Source | Accessed : September 28, 2018 | Photographer: Thérèse Bonney )

Style/Period(s):
Art Deco, Modern

Primary Material(s):
Metal, Textile, Paint

Function(s):
Exhibition, Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Britannica Salon d'Automme | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Wikipedia Salon d'Automme | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Smithsonian Libraries | Accessed : September 28, 2018

Significant Date(s):
1925, 20th Century

Additional Information:
Project Description:
This private bar was designed by Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) and installed at the Salon d'Automne in Paris, 1925. The bar-counter is crafted of nickel and aluminum, the chairs in nickel-plated tubing, and divan in blue leather. The walls are painted blue, pink, and white.

Publications/Texts in Print:
Barsac, Jacques., Perriand, Charlotte, Cohen, Jean-Louis, and Rüegg, Arthur. Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works. Paris : Zurich: Archives Charlotte Perriand; Scheidegger & Spiess, 2014.

McLeod, Mary., and Aujame, Roger. Charlotte Perriand: An Art of Living. New York: H.N. Abrams: Architectural League of New York, 2003.

Perriand, Charlotte. A Life of Creation: An Autobiography. New York: Monacelli Press, 2003.

Building Location:
Paris, France

Significant Dates:
1925- Exhibited

Tags:
Charlotte Perriand, Salon d'Automme, Paris, France, modern, modernism, art deco, bar, exhibition

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